From Olympia to the County Cup: padel fever continues with a generation that discovered the sport before Britain did Just weeks after the world’s best padel players brought Premier Padel to Britain for the first time, the spotlight switches from Olympia London to county pride and a generation of players who discovered the sport long
Loughborough BUCS Super Rugby Head Coach Matt Campbell has been promoted to Lightning performance coach, focusing on backs and attack. Campbell, who has previously coached at Edinburgh University men’s and women’s sides, joined Loughborough in 2024 and, earlier this year, went on to lead Loughborough University to a first Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title in
Prolific try-scoring hooker Kathryn Treder has signed a new contract to remain with Loughborough Lightning. Since arriving from Darlington Mowden Park in 2023, the USA international has scored 24 tries in 43 appearances in the African Violet, the majority being off the back of dominant rolling mauls set up perfectly by her laser-accurate throwing, finishing
Results from previous rounds listed by venue, including Quarter-final results (marked in bold); and up-coming ‘finals day’ fixtures – August 2026 *1st Central County Ground Hove (Sussex) Norfolk (women) 84/1 beat Sussex Sharks Cricket (women) 83/6 ‘All out’ by five wickets – (round one, match 1); Scorecard courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#c5d2b8b8d-ccf0-4f5c-b204-f8b59c987f9f_mc5520000-6664-a623-327a-08de31d157a4
London played host to over a thousand walkers on Saturday as the popular Ultra Challenge series came to the capital, with participants walking up to 42k and taking in the city’s most remarkable sights. The London Summer Walk welcomed 1,200 walkers to its base camp in Woolwich. There were three routes being undertaken, all heading
Lancashire and England bowler Kate Cross has announced that she will retire from professional cricket at the end of the 2026 season. Cross made her senior county debut for Lancashire aged just 13 in 2005, having learnt her trade at Heywood Cricket Club. A year later, she became the first woman to join Lancashire’s Academy,
World Rugby has announced the Emirates Match Official appointments for the WXV Global Series and WXV Global Series Challenger presented by Mitsubishi Electric, which take place across September and October. Ten referees from eight nations will referee the 30 matches across 13 countries in the WXV Global Series A further six referees from as many
A major new programme designed to transform opportunities for young people across the Thames Valley has launched, as Active Row Thames Valley takes to the water. Delivered by London Youth Rowing (LYR) and supported by Thames Water, the new initiative will expand access to rowing, physical activity and youth development opportunities across the region, with
Black Ferns selectors have named a strong-23 to face Australia in their first Test match of the year on home soil this Saturday afternoon in Auckland. Go Media Stadium will be the stage for women’s rugby’s historic rivalry, the O’Reilly Cup Test presented by Bupa, with a family-friendly 3.05pm kick-off time. Tickets are available here
The Barclays WSL and WSL2 Fantasy Game has launched and is available to users of the WSL Football app and visitors to www.wslfootball.com/fantasy from today. The brand-new fantasy football experience is built specifically around the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Super League 2 with the intention to create weekly habit and bring fans
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